Helen Cipolla Helen Cipolla passed away on Monday, August 13, 2012 at the age of 87. Beloved Wife of the late Joseph “Jazzy” Cipolla. Loving Mother of Anthony Cipolla and Joseph Cipolla, Jr. and Mother-in-Law of...

Thomas Patrick DowdThomas Patrick Dowd passed away on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the age of 51. Beloved Son of Florence Mabel Dowd and the late John K. Dowd. Loving Brother of Michael Dowd, Daniel Dowd, and the la...

Angelina PeduzziAngelina Peduzzi passed away on Sunday, August 12, 2012 at the age of 79. Beloved Wife of the late Francis J. Peduzzi. Loving Mother of Francis T. Peduzzi and Joseph G. Peduzzi. Mass of Christian B...

Catherine OlszewskiCatherine Olszewski passed away on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the age of 80. Beloved Wife of the late Benny Olszewski. Loving Mother of Madeline Egan and Michael Olszewski and Mother-in-Law of Pau...

Benjamin VertuccioBenjamin Vertuccio passed away on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the age of 82. He was the beloved Husband of Jeanette. Loving Father of Vincent, Michael, Benjamin Jr. and the late Joseph M. Cherishe...

Rudolf HeilmannRudolf Heilmann of Maspeth passed away on August 4, 2012 at the age of 78. A native of Germany. He was the beloved husband of Anna. Devoted father of Guenter Heilmann, Sonja Delgado. Devoted father...

John C. Wilkanowski John C. Wilkanowski passed away August 16th, 2012 at the age of 90 years. Beloved Husband of Rose. Devoted Father of Rosemary and Barbara Wilkanowski. Loving Brother of Emily Langhan. Dear Brother-...

Kaitlin Rayne WittreichKaitlin Rayne Wittreich passed away on Tuesday, August 07, 2012 at the age of 11. Beloved Daughter of James and Frances Wittreich. Loving Sister of Felicia and John. Cherished Granddaughter of John...

Peter ConsalazioPeter Consalazio passed away on Monday, August 06, 2012 at the age of 97. Beloved Husband of the late Lucy. Loving Father of Anthony Consalazio and the late Michelina Miller and Father-in-Law of Ba...

Arnold F. Wicks Arnold F. Wicks passed away on Sunday, August 05, 2012 at the age of 73. Beloved Husband of Ann Lorraine Wicks. Loving Father of Robert Wicks (Gina), Dawn and David Wicks (Lisa). Cherished Grandfat...

NANCY ANN WAYNE (REDUTO)NANCY ANN WAYNE (REDUTO), passed away on Monday, August 6, 2012. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, on September 21, 1941 to Peter and Olga Reduto of Queens, NY. Growing up in Queens, NY she was a neigh...

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By Aidan Lewis TUNIS (Reuters) - Islamic State has lost senior figures in an unsuccessful seven-month battle to defend its coastal stronghold in Libya, but there are already signs it will try to fight back through sleeper cells and desert brigades. Libyan officials say hundreds of Islamic State militants may have escaped before the start of the battle for Sirte in May or during its early stages. Islamic State is thought to be behind at least two dozen attacks or attempted attacks to the south and west of Sirte since August, said Heni Nsaibia of Menastream, a risk consultancy that monitors jihadist activity in the region.

Populist anti-Islam Dutch MP Geert Wilders was found guilty on Friday of discrimination against Moroccans, but acquitted of hate speech in a closely-watched trial ahead of next year's key elections. Wilders, whose Freedom Party (PVV) is eyeing an upset victory in the March 2017 polls, was charged with two counts arising out of comments he made in 2014 around local elections. "In this case, the most important question is whether Wilders has crossed a line.

Carter Page, a businessman previously described as a foreign-policy adviser to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, said on Friday he saw significant business opportunities in Russia. Page arrived in Moscow on Thursday and told Russia's RIA news agency he was visiting Russia to work on economic projects. The current nature of his relationship with Trump's team is unclear.